Over the last few months, the topic of financial change within professional cycling has been routinely aired. In early November, Jérôme Pineau proposed the privatisation of the final five kilometres of Alpe d’Huez. Just last week, Wout van Aert shared his concern over the “fragility” of the sport’s financial format with De Tidj.
Now, in an interview with the Financial Review, Mark Cavendish is adding to the financial fervour. “There are revenue streams that aren’t being properly utilised,” he said, on the topic of starting a possible future team. The sport the Manx retiree envisions, however, would look different to the current offer, more akin to high-spectacle, king-maker sports like Formula 1.
